TRI Pollution Prevention Report for HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NA LLC and Nitric acid

Facility ID: 90670PGPND13429

Facility Name and Address:
HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NA LLC
13429 ALONDRA BLVD
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670

Parent Company: HERAEUS INC

Industry: Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (331492)
Chemical: Nitric acid

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2021

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Nitric Acid is used for precious metal dissolution process and/or neutralized in the waste water treatment system and increase is dependent on market condition and material input.
2021			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Nitric acid is used for precious metal dissolution process and are neutralized in the wastewater treatment system. Increase is depending on market conditions and material input.
2020			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Nitric acid is used for precious metal dissolution process and are neutralized in the waste water treatment system. Decrease is depending on market conditions and material input.
2019			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Nitric acid is used for precious metal dissolution process and are neutralized in the waste water treatment system. Increase is depending on market conditions and material input.
2018		Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible	Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Nitric acid is used for precious metal dissolution process and are neutralized in the waste water treatment system. Increase is depending on market and material input.
2012			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - NITRIC ACID CONSUMPTION IS DEPENDING PRODUCTION VOLUMES AND IS MARKET DRIVEN.
2007	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2006	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2005	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1997	Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.